Celtic next after Ross County’s giant killing

Highland side face Old Firm club in Active Nation Scottish Cup semi-finals after dramatic upset win against Hibernian

Graham Spiers

Wednesday March 24 2010, 12.05am, The Times

Graham Spiers

Wednesday March 24 2010, 12.05am, The Times

Ross County last night tasted one of the greatest nights in the Highland club’s 81-year history when Derek Adams’s side dumped Hibernian out of the Active Nation Scottish Cup to land a semi-final place against Celtic next month.

Goals from Garry Wood and Scott Boyd — the latter’s winner in the 2-1 victory coming with just one minute of regulation time remaining — stunned Hibernian, who had taken the lead through Anthony Stokes just after half-time. Wood equalised after 69 minutes before Boyd’s dramatic winner for the Irn-Bru first division club.

The outcome triggered delirium inside Victoria Park, whose tight 6,000 capacity housed as many people on the night as actually live in Dingwall. A pitch invasion at the final whistle left most of the